Hello everybody, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, basbousa(semolina cake). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Basbousa is a traditional Egyptian - middle eastern sweet cake. Basically Basbousa (also known as revani or harissa) cake is a semolina cake with coconut. This cake is Soft and moist with a touch of lemon syrup.
Basbousa(semolina cake) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Basbousa(semolina cake) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook basbousa(semolina cake) using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Basbousa(semolina cake):
- Make ready Syrup
- Take 2 1/4 cups sugar
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups water
- Make ready Juice from 1 lemon (or 2 tablespoon orange juice)
- Take 1 tablespoon honey
- Get Cake
- Get 2 cups semolina
- Take 1 cup sugar
- Get 1 stick butter, softened
- Make ready 1 cup whole milk
- Get 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Make ready 1 tablespoon baking powder
- Take 1 tablespoon baking soda
- Prepare 2 eggs
- Prepare Blanched split almonds
Use your hands to incorporate the butter with the other. This traditional Middle Eastern dessert comes together in just one Basbousa (Semolina Cake). Recipe adapted from Vian Alnidawi and Sara Nassr, Comal Heritage. Basbousa cake is a dessert from the Middle East that is made primarily from a semolina mixture.
Steps to make Basbousa(semolina cake):
- Prepare syrup first. Dissolve sugar in water in a medium saucepan. Add lemon juice and bring to boil. Once the syrup begins to boil, add in honey. Reduce heat and allow to slowly boil for about 8-10 min. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour a 9x12 baking dish.
- Cream together butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add eggs and vanilla.
- In separate bowl, combine semolina, baking powder and baking soda. Slowly add to butter and egg mixture. Stir in milk
- Pour mixture into baking dish and smooth with spoon. Take a butter knife and make diamond shapes. Place an almond in the center of each diamond.
- Bake for 25 min. Remove cake from oven and pour syrup over cake until no more can be absorbed. Allow to cool
It is popular throughout Middle Eastern countries as well as North Africa, Iran, Greece and Turkey. Shamali cake or semolina cake is one of the most popular desserts in Cyprus. It's one of the variations basbousa - traditional Middle East sweet cake. Basbousa (also namoura, revani, hareseh and other names) is a traditional Middle Eastern sweet cake that originated in Egypt, though also popular in other countries. It is made from a semolina batter in a pan, sweetened with orange flower water, rose water or simple syrup.
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